Brooks Grows 14 Percent as On Stumbles on Wall Street
The privately held brand reported a record first half on Wednesday, led by a 71 percent jump in trail shoes, while On’s stock fell as much as 22 percent the day before on a sales miss.
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Our Top 10 Running Shoes of 2026 (Mid-Year Rankings)
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Gabriel Geay and Guye Adola Join Berlin’s Field Behind Sabastian Sawe
Sabastian Sawe, the first man to break two hours, returns to defend his Berlin title on Sept. 27, while Paris and Dubai winner Bedatu Hirpa joins a women’s field led by Tigst Assefa.
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Wahoo Puts Its New Running Features Behind Paid App Tiers
The new Core and Pro plans, $4.99 and $17.99 a month, add a running metric called 3DP and a link to COROS. They arrive as Garmin’s paywall draws a backlash and COROS refuses to charge at all.
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen Kicks to a Fourth European 5,000m Title in His First Race Back
The Norwegian, racing for the first time in 11 months after Achilles surgery, closed the last lap in 54.94 to win in 13:15.29, holding off Germany’s Florian Bremm.
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Chicago Marathon Sets a Field Record With More Than 55,000 Runners
The race announced its largest field ever for Oct. 11, the latest sign of a running boom that has the biggest marathons setting records almost every year.
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Every Track Result From Day 2 of the 2026 European Championships
Romell Glave led a British one-two in the 100m, Nadia Battocletti won the 5000m, and Nadine Visser edged the 100m hurdles by thousandths on the second night in Birmingham. Full fields from every track final, with field, combined, and para events left out.
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Nairobi Bids to Host 2029 World Championships, Africa’s First
The Kenyan capital is up against London, Rome and Munich, with a decision expected in September. A Nairobi win would put the World Athletics Championships in Africa for the first time, and at altitude.
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